Vacancy Announcement
Project Coordinator
for
The Digitizing Global Trade (DGT) Project in Rwanda
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GIZ has worked in Rwanda for over 30 years. The primary objectives between the Government of Rwanda and the Federal Republic of Germany are poverty reduction and promotion of sustainable development. To achieve these objectives, GIZ Rwanda is active in the sectors of Decentralization and Good Governance, Economic Development and Employment Promotion, Energy and ICT (Information and Communications Technology).
The global programme “Alliances for Trade Facilitation” is being implemented by GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The programme focuses on carrying out trade facilitation projects in developing and emerging markets in cooperation with businesses, associations and chambers of industry and commerce as well as customs authorities and ministries. The goal is to streamline and lower the costs of customs processes within the framework of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).
The German Alliance is pursuing a new project called Digitizing Global Trade (DGT) which will be implemented in six countries out of one is Rwanda (besides Cambodia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya and Montenegro). The DGT project is part of the develoPPP.de programme. Implemented in close cooperation with Deutsche Post DHL, the project aims at digitizing trade in Rwanda over a three-year timeframe from 2021 until 2023. It pursues the goal to enhance trade facilitation through the efficient movement of goods, consistent with the main components of the WTO TFA. This is achieved by businesses providing digital cargo information on goods prior to arrival to border agencies, enabling them to use this data for risk assessment at the earliest possible opportunity and targeted controls in a more focused and timely manner.
Location: Kigali
Fixed term: (12 months with possibility for extension)
A. Responsibilities:
The National Advisor for DGT is responsible for:
- The planned implementation of the trade facilitation project “Digitizing Global Trade” in Rwanda in close cooperation with the public and private sector partners and stakeholders and in regular consultation with project managers and respective component leaders
- The professional expert consultation of partners and target groups in Rwanda, e.g. Rwanda Revenue Authority, MINICOM, MINICT, National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB), IPOSITA, Rwanda Development Board (RDB) as well as SMEs
- Contributions to results monitoring of the DGT project
- Maintaining good communication and information flow between all involved institutions, counterparts and GIZ
- The integration of results and experiences into teamwork
B. Tasks
The National Advisor for DGT performs the following tasks:
1. Consultation to the partner institutions
The job holder
- Contributes to the preparation and implementation of DGT project plans and activities in close consultation with the partners, counterparts and the officers responsible for the commission, advisors responsible for implementation (DV), project managers
- Supervises the development and implementation of sub-project plans for DGT in Rwanda and activities in close consultation with counterparts
- Prepares and implements the coordination processes with Rwanda Revenue Authority, MINICOM, MINICT and other relevant project partners and participants
- Prepares and implements workshops, seminars and other events on pre-arrival and pre-departure processing, export promotion and other trade facilitation topics related to the activities of the project, with e.g. Rwanda Revenue Authority, MINICOM, MINICT, RDB, NAEB and other partners as well as SMEs
- Develops and organizes quality assurance measures and proposes necessary changes, improvements and initiatives
2. Management and coordination
The job holder
- Supports the project managers in implementation, management, monitoring, quality management, evaluation and documentation of the DGT project activities according to the agreements with the partners and with the officer responsible
- Has responsibility for the preparation, execution and documentation of training sessions, workshops, forums, team meetings and other project activities together with the Rwandan partners and under the supervision of the sub-project manager
- Supports the creation of sub-project budgets and individual work packages and prepares appropriate financial documentation
- Supports the project financial planning and the monitoring of the monthly project funding of the sub-project
- Recognizes observed bottlenecks in the implementation of the sub-project and recommends management alternative management options
3. Communication and networking
The job holder
- Promotes cooperation, regular contact and dialogue with project partners
- Supports public relations work including the preparation of publications in accordance with GIZ standards, with the approval of the officer responsible and in cooperation with the GIZ country office Rwanda
- Ensures the exchange of information with relevant GIZ plans
- Cooperates with local communities, relevant organizations, non-governmental entities, and those involved in the sub-projects as well as with other projects to improve and maintain good business relations
- Communicates local interests and aspirations, forwards them and ensures the exchange of ideas and information for the benefit of the sub-projects
- Actively participates in expert forums, seminars, conferences and other events from relevant subject areas as trade facilitation, customs procedures etc.
- Improves the dialogue and exchange between the private sector and public sector in Rwanda, e.g. by organizing public-private dialogues and supporting conferences and workshops
- Actively engages and fosters peer-to-peer learning with the project managers of the other countries being part of the DGT project (e.g. Cambodia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Montenegro)
4. Other / additional tasks
The job holder
- Undertakes other activities and tasks at the direction of the manager
- Ensures the transfer of knowledge for information
- Compiles reports, presentation and documents in accordance with GIZ standards
- Gathers the necessary data for impact and financial monitoring and communicates with the officer responsible
- Registers and archives documents in accordance with the GIZ filing system
C. Required qualifications, competences and experience
Qualification
- University degree in trade, economics, logistics or a subject related to customs administration and/or trade facilitation (equivalent to MA/MBA)
Work experience
- At least 5 years of work experience in a comparable position in the area of customs / trade / trade facilitation
- Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in economic policies and regulations as well as implementation of trade projects
- Working experience with customs administrations, MINCOM/MINICT and RDB is required
- Working experience with international organisations and/or non-governmental organisations is required
- Working experience or demonstrated cooperation experience with the private sector on customs and trade facilitation issues would be an asset
Further knowledge / competences
- Very good working knowledge of IT and communication technologies (software, telephone, fax, e-mail, internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS-Office incl. MS Teams)
- Strong management and organizational skills
- Willingness to take regular (foreign) business trips
- Very good language skills in the European lingua franca; very good knowledge of English, good knowledge of French, ideally German
- Qualifies himself/herself according to the requirements of the task area. Appropriate measures are agreed with the manager
Interested candidates should submit their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references) until 23rd February 2021 at 4:00 PM, by e-mail to recruitment-rw@giz.de The email attachment (max. size 2 MB) should be a PDF file. Please quote the job title in the subject
GIZ is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified candidates. This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation, if needed, in order to participate in the job application and interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please, let us know if you have any particular requirements should you be invited for assessment/interview or that you wish us to take into account when considering your application. Women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for test and interview.
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